mr. ryan: mr. speaker, may i ask how much time is remaining between the two sides? the speaker pro tempore: you have 17. he has 15. mr. ryan: i would like to yield two minutes to a gentleman from oklahoma, mr. lankford, member of the budget committee. mr. lankford:. i speak in support of this bill. i came on as a freshman and in january of this year, we were already talking about th moment. and for months the conversation has been, how do we reach a point of agreement. there have been lots of ideas that have been floated around and very few put down in writing. but the ideas seem to circle around a central theme, how can we find a middle ground to be able to resolve this issue. i propose this bill is that middle ground. the debt reduction that's in it was the framework that was formed in the biden talks. the select committee that's in it is something veryimportant to the senate that harry reid raised that idea. the proposal to have a balanced budget amendment is very important to republicans who sa

mr. ryan with 30 minutes and the minority has 43 1/4. mr. jordan: ok. i yield to the gentleman from illinois, mr. hultgren. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from illinois. how much time. one minute. mr. hultgren: mr. speaker, the american people know that washington has a massive spending and debt problem that threatens not only our nation's credit rating but our fiscal future. as a father of four, i understand the threat our nation's fiscal crisis poses to them and to others in their generation. a child born today inherits more than $45,000 of debt, an astounding and terrifying statistic. it's clear congress needs to cut spending to ensure that america remains strong and prosperous for future generations. we must fight both the threat of downgrade and the threat of default. this commonsense bill provides a guide to doing just that, without raising taxes on job creators. we must force this government to live within its means, preserve our nation's stearling credit rating and fight for a

mr. ryan: mr. speaker, i yield myself the remainder of the time and i ask unanimous consent to address the house in the well. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman has seven minutes remaining. mr. ryan: mr. speaker, here's our problem. we have a crushing burden of debt that is coming to hit our economy. this is where it all comes down to. we are driving our country and our economy off of a cliff. the reason is, is because we are spending so much more money than we have. we can't keep spending money we don't have. 42 cents out of every dollar coming out of washington is borrowed money. let's take a look at where it's coming from. we are borrowing it, 47% of it from other countries. china number one. mr. speaker, you can't have sovereignty, self-determination as a country if we are relying on other governments to cash flow half of our deficit. this is where we are. here's the problem we have right now, mr. speaker. we have a leadership deficit. i keep hearing about the president's

mr. ryan: mr. speaker, may i ask how much time is remaining between the two sides? the speaker pro tempore: you have 17. he has 15. mr. ryan: i would like to yield two minutes to a gentleman from oklahoma, mr. lankford, member of the budget committee. mr. lankford:. i speak in support of this bill. i came on as a freshman and in january of this year, we were already talking about this moment. and for months the conversation has been, how do we reach a point of agreement. there have been lots of ideas that have been floated around and very few put down in writing. but the ideas seem to circle around a central theme, how can we find a middle ground to be able to resolve this issue. i propose this bill is that middle ground. the debt reduction that's in it was the framework that was formed in the biden talks. the select committee that's in it is something very important to the senate that harry reid raised that idea. the proposal to have a balanced budget amendment is very important to republicans who

mr. ryan: mr. speaker, may i ask how much time is remaining between the two sides? the speaker pro tempore: you have 17. he has 15. mr. ryan: i would like to yield two minutes to a gentleman from oklahoma, mr. lankford, member of the budget committee. mr. lankford:. i speak in support of this bill. i came on as a freshman and in january of this year, we were already talking about this moment. and for months the conversation has been, how do we reach a point of agreement. there have been lots of ideas that have been floated around and very few put down in writing. but the ideas seem to circle around a central theme, how can we find a middle ground to be able to resolve this issue. i propose this bill is that middle ground. the debt reduction that's in it was the framework that was formed in the biden talks. the select committee that's in it is something very important to the senate that harry reid raised that idea. the proposal to have a balanced budget amendment is very important to republicans who

mr. ryan: mr. speaker, let me -- i yield myself two minutes. the gentleman, my friend from maryland, keeps talking about the reid plan, that the senate majority leader, i've got the c.b.o. score, it says $2.2 trillion. $2.2 trillion increase that means it doesn't raise the debt limit less than we cut spending, so it cuts less, but more importantly, $1.3 trillion of that money is accounting tricks and budget gimmicks. mr. speaker, the american people are tired of all the accounting tricks and the budget gimmicks that go on in washington. let me explain what $1.3 trillion of this does. it says that, imagine that we're at war for 10 years, in afghanistan and iraq at surge levels. we assume we're going to be fighting this war for 10 more years, with over 100,000 troops in afghanistan and oh, gosh, wait, we're going to withdraw our troops in 2014. $1 trillion in savings. i've got a better idea. let's pass a bill to cover the moon with yogurt that will cost $5 trillion today. and then let's pass a bill t

mr. ryan: mr. speaker, i yield myself the remainder of the time and i ask unanimous consent to address the house in the well. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman has seven minutes remaining. mr. ryan: mr. speaker, here's our problem. we have a crushing burden of debt that is coming to hit our economy. this is where it all comes down to. we are driving our country and our economy off of a cliff. the reason is, is because we are spending so much more money than we have. we can't keep spending money we don't have. 42 cents out of every dollar coming out of washington is borrowed money. let's take a look at where it's coing from. we are boowing it, 47% of it from other countries. china number one. mr. speaker, you can't have sovereignty, self-determination as a country if we are relying on other governments to cash flow half of our deficit. this is where we are. here's the problem we have right now, mr. speaker. we have a leadership deficit. i keep hearing about the president's go

mr. ryan: i would like to yield two minutes to a gentleman from oklahoma, mr. lankford, member of the budget committee. mr. lankford:. i speak in support of this bill. i came on as a freshman and in january of this year, we were already talking about this moment. and for months the conversation has been, how do we reach a point of agreement. there have been lots of ideas that have been floated around and very few put down in writing. but the ideas seem to circle around a central theme, how can we find a middle ground to be able to resolve this issue. i propose this bill is that middle ground. the debt reduction that's in it was the framework that was formed in the biden talks. the select committee that's in it is something very important to the senate that harry reid raised that idea. the proposal to have a balanced budget amendment is very important to republicans who say let's have a moment to discuss that and the statutory caps that are coming are very important to republicans. this is a bill that has been discussed in its essence and in its core in a bipart

i might add in many respects working with your colleagues, i am always pleased when you and mr. ryan do come here to get there or when the two of you are in active discussions in the media or in your respective capacities as leaders in your caucus. tell me the implications if you will of the rise in the budget -- ryan budget and the measure we are addressing athis time. i first of all, imr. ryan and share the goal of trying to do this in a steady way and get the job done. we have different ways doing this. we have a good working relationship. the connection between the provisions that are being put forth today in the budget that passed the house tt was authored by mr. ryan is this. if you look athe proposed constitutional amendment, this is why it is disconcerting that less than 36 hours out we do not have the exact provisions they are proposing. if you except that the one they got on there website that passes the judiciary committee is the balanced budget amendment, it would actually be like the republican budget on steroids. it would require that you adopt the budget before word by

mr. ryan is talking about the what conservative media pretend essential government is. the fact is if you take ryan's own numbers, this is an example. i took this out of respect for nick if he wants to fight. if you pick ripe's numbers, he does nothing about the deficit for 10 years and stays on the same course it's on. it destroys medicare, and it gives a tax break to the wealthy and increases tax breaks to the wealthy that they have, and it's destroys medicare, one of the key components of the social welfare that makes this country -- i'm not an economy ices, but a friend of mine has a nobel prize in economics, and he says the only serious attack on the long term entitlement budget deficit is the progressive budget. is that what it's called in congress? people's budget. yeah. he has a nobel prize and says the only serious one is the people's budge. i'll take his word for it. the fact in washington that you have this notion that only paul ryan is serious, well, what does he do? destroys medicare to give more money to the wealthy who had the best 40 years in the history

mr. ryan: mr. speaker, the house is not in order. the speaker pro tempore: the house is not in order. the gentleman is correct. the gentleman is recognized. mr. ryan: mr. speaker, i yield the remainder of my time to the gentleman from ohio, the speaker of the house. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized from ohio. the speaker: my colleagues, i'd like to cut through all the fog here rather quickly. today's report on the economy reminds us that our economy is still not creating enough jobs. americans are worried about finding work. they're worried about our economy, and they're worried about the mountain of debt that's facing them and their children. today, we have a chance to end this debt limit crisis. with this bill i think we're keeping our promise to the american people that we will cut spending by more than the increase in the debt limit. the congressional budget office has certified this commonsense standard and has been backed by more than 150 distinguished economists from acro

mr. ryan: i ask unanimous consent that that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on h.r. 2650. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. ryan: i ask unanimous consent that mr. chesapeake bay fets, a member of the budget committee, control 30 minutes. mr. garrett the vice chair of the budget committee control 30 minutes, and mr. jordan control 30 minutes of debate. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. ryan: madam speaker, with respect to the remaining time i reserve the balance of my time and turn it over to mr. chaffetz. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. does the gentleman from utah seek to call up the bill? mr. chaffetz: pursuant to the rule, i call up h.r. 2560. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 2560, a bill to cut, cap, and balance the federal budget. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 355, the bill is considered as read.

mr. paul ryan. mr. ryan is not talk about sensible government.e is talking about what the conservative media pretend is a central government. the fact is that if you take his own numbers, and i'm using this as an example. if you take his own numbers he does nothing about the deficit for 10 years. the deficit stays on the same course it's on. but it does do two things. it destroys medicare and it gives a tax break to the wealthy. it increased the tax break to the wealthy that they already have. and it destroys medicare, one of the key components of the social welfare that makes this country a liberal country. i'm not an economist. but a friend of mine named paul has a nobel prize in economics. he says that the only series, uses the same phrase, the only series attack on the long-term entitlement budget deficit is the progressive budget. is that what it's called? >> people's budget. he's got a nobel prize and he says the only series one is the people's budget. so i will take his word for it. think about it, the fact that in washington you have this

mr. ryan's budget included that trillion dollar figure. out of the house, and if it was good for mr. ryan's plan, i guess it should be good for senator reid's plan. i still think, you know, at the end of the day you're going to need a more comprehensive approach that takes on tax reform, that takes on entitlement reform, and i look around at all this back and forth bickering, and the only bipartisan plan that's out there that gets us close to that $4 trillion number is the gang of six effort. i hope at some point we can use this at least as a fallback or if there's a new commission and they don't get to some agreement, our plan has taken some arrows from both sides, but it gets us there with real cuts and real reforms. jenna: i think you guys should have team jackets, gang of six. your plan has been interesting, and what we've learned about it, i'd like to ask you specifically about one part that effects the middle class. we hear there'd be some changes in the tax wreaks for mortgage deduction tax breaks or charitable donation tax breaks.

mr. ryan's book. >> a major federal drug investigation in the 1980s that caught -- these were unique smugglers. they were non-violent and college-educated. they dropped out of college in the 60s and 70s 2 pursues muddling through is traveling to florida and back of the coast of south carolina when law enforcement got too heavy. they found a smuggler's paradise. there was mile after mile of march for them to bring boats packed full of pot. they rarely got caught and not until the 1980s one of federal investigation was launched to find these men. there were not sure who was smuggling but someone was making a lot of money. they started a financial investigation called operation jackpot tracking down real-estate purchases to find out who they were. eventually they caught and convicted hundred marijuana smugglers tracking some of them down in man hunts from australia to calif.. i spend a lot of time talking about two kingpins who moved to south florida and came back to south carolina to begin their kingpin years. they were wild and crazy and took boats to jamaica and lebanon. there was no where the

mr. ryan: i thank the gentlelady. i'd also like to thank representative fudge for her leadership. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will suspend. the gentlelady may not yield blocks of time. ms. jackson lee: i yield to the gentleman from ohio. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. ryan: i thank the gentlelady. i also thank representative fudge of the congressional black caucus. this issue of voter identification and voter suppression goes to the heart of our constitution in this country. 11% of adults would not have a qualified identification to be able to go and vote, 25% of african-americans would not have a qualified i.d. to be able to vote. and i have one quem, where's the tea party on this issue -- question, where's the tea party on this issue? with all the placards about freedom and liberty and we are losing our country, but we have an issue that is fundamental to what it means to be an american, the right to vote . to the question i have is, where's the tea party on the voter suppressio

mr. ryan's book. >> operation jackpot was a major federal drug investigation in the early 1980s that caught south carolina's gentlemen marijuana smugglers. these were unique smuggers in that -- smugglers in that they were nonviolent and college educated. traveling first to florida, then came back up the coast to south carolina when law enforcement heat got too heavy in south florida. in south carolina they found a smugglers' paradise. there's mile after mile of marsh with tons of inlets and rivers for them to bring in books packed full of pot. they rarely got caught, and it wasn't until the early 1980s when the federal investigation was launched to try and find these men. the government wasn't sure who was smuggling, they just knew someone was and that someone was making a lot of money, so they started a financial operation called operation jackpot tracking down real estate purchases and luxury car purchases to find out who these smugglers were. eventually, they caught and convicted more than 100 marijuana smugglers tracking some of them down this manhunts that stretched from australia to c

the gentleman from ohio has 28 3/4 minutes and after that we have mr. ryan with 30 minutes and the minority has 43 1/4. mr. jordan: ok. i yield to the gentleman from illinois, mr. hultgren. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from illinois. how much time. one minute. mr. hultgren: mr. speaker, the american people know that washington has a massive spending a debt problem that threatens not only our nation's credit rating but our fiscal future. as a father of four, i understand the threat our nation's fiscal crisis poses to them and to others in their generation. a child born today inherits more than $45,000 of debt, an astounding and terrifying statistic. it's clear congress needs to cut spending to ensure that america remains strong and prosperous for future generations. we must fight both the threat of downgrade and the threat of default. this commonsense bill provides a guide to doing just that, without raising taxes on job creators. we must force this government to live within its means, preserve our nation's stearling credit rating and fight for a br

as mr. ryan mentioned, the local fire department in arlington showed up on the scene there.was part of that division or not. he was there with his son, and he was apparently reaching out to grab a ball that had been thrown by josh hamilton and just fell. someone else was close by and tried to grab him and hold on but was unable to, and he continued down. again, out of respect for the family, nolan ryan has been asking media outlets not to show that video anymore. but that is what is happening now in arlington. we are going to take a quick break. back with more here on cnn in a moment. almost tastes like one of jack's cereals. fiber one. uh, forgot jack's cereal. [ jack ] what's for breakfast? um... try the number one! [ jack ] yeah, this is pretty good. [ male announcer ] half a day's worth of fiber. fiber one. took some wild risks when i was young. but i was still taking a risk with my cholesterol. anyone with high cholesterol may be at increased risk of heart attack. diet and exercise weren't enough for me. i stopped kidding myself. i've been eating healthier, exercising m

mr. chairman. chairman ryan, ranking member van hollenbeck, members of the committee, i appreciate you inviting me here today to discuss and the affordable health care act is strengthening medicare for seniors today and tomorrow. i have written testimony to provide more detail, but i want to highlight some of the steps we're taking as a part of the health care law to fill the gaps, improve care, and make the program more sustainable for the future of preserving guarantees for seniors and for people with disabilities. when medicare became law in 1965, it served as a national promise that seniors would not go broke because of a hospital bill. in 2006, the medicare program added coverage for prescription drugs which makes up a growing share beneficiary health-care costs. we know that to many seniors struggle to afford their medications which is why the affordable health care act provided relief to 4 million beneficiaries who fall year in and out into the doughnut hole. in 2010, there is a onetime tax- free check fo

i think if the gentleman mr. ryan were here he would have to say -- he has not been appointed a member of the committee. there is no way really to understand who would be appointed, but the point is, we are process driven in this institution is addressing the needs of the nation, and that is that we cannot continue spending more than what we make. we are in a nation where we spend more money on unemployment compensation then we are receiving revenue in by employers. and when you have more money that is outgoing for people who are hurting and on unemployment then money that is coming in from employers who are making money, that is a serious problem. >> i would just be curious, how many people will lose their jobs as a result of the cuts that are made in this bill? >> you know i appreciate the gentleman asking the question. i don't know, but here's what i would tell you. what i would tell you is this nation has lost some 6 million net jobs that as a result of what i believe our policies directly related to president oba

mr. ryan: thank you. this has been an interesting debate. i have been able to sit down here and listen to a lot of folks on both sides talk about really investments that we need to make in the united states and i'm glad that there are some investments that our friends on the other side actually think are important to the country, because it seems in many ways the national narrative is that there isn't anything the government can make investments in that is important for our country. to hear some members talk about natural disasters and to hear some members talk about the barges going up and down and farmland, there's a huge subsidy program where billions of federal dollars are spent to support farmers. there are obviously dams that need built and that is federal money. and when it applies to certain members' districts where they are actually affected and families affected, it's their responsibility to come to washington, d.c., and advocate for those investments. i think what you are seeing here on our side is that we have members on this sid

joining us is paul ryan. mr.chairman, thanks for coming in. >> good to be with you. >> i'm sure ugetting the e-mails, the tweets, everything else, americans are sick of this fight going on in the white house. why can't this be resolved so there won't be a crisis on august 2nd? enchts well, i think ultimately it will be resolved. there won't be a, quotes/unquote crisis. we have to duty spending and there's not a bick appetite in the white house. spending has grown far too fast. and we think it's not a good idea to raise taxes in this soft economy. yes, the president says he wants the tax increases to kick in about a year and a half's time, but the problem is when you're raising taxes on businesses they're forward-looking. if they see taxes going up even higher than already scheduled to occur, it puts a chilling effect on hiring today. the guild old days, we used to say this debt is a problem for our children and grandchildren. it's not. it's a problem for us right now. it's a hangover on our economy. look what's g

mr. bartlett said this, distribution only the ryan plane the house republican plan is a monstrosity. cuts while the social safety nen would be shredded to pay for as them. even as an opening bid to begin budget negotiations with the democrats the ryan plan cannot k be taken seriously. a wish it is less of a wish list and a fairy tale, a reallym th r disconnected from the real world, backed up by make-believr numbers andea on unreasonablen t assumptions. ryan's plan is not even an act of courage. t it is just pandering to the teaf party.ld h a real act ofav courage would he been for him to admit, as all serious budget analysts no, that revenues will have to rise well above 19% of gross domestic product to stabilize that.iden mr. president, revenue today is 14.5 14 and a half percent of gdp, again, the lowest it has been in 60 years. loo if we look at the last five times the budget has beenbala, n balanced in the last 50 years, here is what we see.venues t revenues had to be close to g.d. 20 percent of gdp. 19.7% there were 197% in 1969, 19.9 in 1998, 19.8, and 20.6 and 19.5. that is t

mr. gingrich back in the '90s. that is always the case when it comes to difficult but important tasks like this. last question, april ryan? >> mr. president, what would revisit the issue of sacrifice? in 2009, you said that we had not seen the worst yet. now, that these budget cuts are looming, you have minorities to support, the elderly as well as people who are scared of losing jobs, fearful. also, what say you about congressman shata's bill, the debt free american act. are you supporting the republican bill about congressman fata? >> i am not going to comment on a particular bill right now. let me speak to the broader point that you are asking about, april. this recession has been hard on everybody. but, obviously, it is harder on folks who got less. the thing that i am on sessed with and have been since i came into office is all those families out there who are doing the right thing every single day, who are looking after their families, who are just struggling to keep up and just feel like they are falling behind no matter how hard they work. i got a letter from past week from a woman who her husband had lost his jo

april ryan? >> mr. president, i want to visit the issue of sacrifice. that we have not seen the worst yet. now the budget cuts looming, you have minorities, poor, the elderly as well as people who are scared of losing jobs, fearful and also what say you about the debt-free america act? do you support that? are you supporting the republican bill that's modeled after that? >> well, i'm not going to comment on a particular bill right now. let me speak to the broader point that you're asking about, april. this recession has been hard on everybody, but obviously, it's harder on folks who got less. and the thing that i am obsessed with and have been since i came into office is all those families out there who are doing the right thing every single day, who are looking after their families, who are just struggling to keep up and just feel like they're falling behind no matter how hard they work. i got a letter this past week from a woman who, her husband had lost his job. had pounded the pavement, finally found a job. they felt like things were stabilizing for

mr. chairman. chairman ryan, ranking member van hollen, members of the committee i appreciate you inviting me here today to discuss how the affordable care act is strengthening medicare for seniors today and tomorrow. my written testimony provides more detail, but i want to quickly highlight some of the steps we are taking as part of the health care law. to fill the gaps in medicare coverage, to improve care and make the program more sustainable for the future while preserving its guarantees for seniors and for people with disabilities. when medicare became law in 1965, it served as an national promised that seniors wouldn't go broke because of the hospital bill. in 2006 the medicare program added coverage for prescription drugs which makes up a growing share of beneficiaries health care cost. but we know that too many seniors still struggle to afford the medication, and that's why the affordable care act provided relief to 4 million beneficiaries who fall year in and year out to the medicare part d doughnut hol

mr. gingrich back in the 90's and that is always the case when it comes to difficult but important tasks like this. last question. april ryanible]. in 2009, you said that [inaudible] and now you have minorities, the elderly as well as people who are fearful. also, what say you about [inaudible]? do you support that bill? are you supporting the republican bill [inaudible]? >> well, i'm not going to comment on a particular bill right now. let me speak to the broader point that you're asking about, april. this session has been hard -- this recession has been hard on everybody. but obviously it's harder on folks who got less. and the thing that i am obsessed with and have been since i came into office is, all those families out there who are doing the right ththg every sinine day, who are looking after their families, who are just struggling to keep up and just feel like they're falling behind no matter how hard they work, i got a letter this past week from a a man who her husband had lost his job had pounded the pavement, finally found a job. they felt like things were stabilizing for a few months. six months later, he lost th

mr. mcgovern: balanced budget amendment you have, the ryan budget. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. mr. dreier: madam speaker, with that i'm happy to yield 30 seconds to my good friend from colorado. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from colorado is recognized for 30 seconds. >> thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, the president of the united states, barack obama, has said to the congress that we need to put america first and get this done. mr. coffman: i agree with that. i agree that we need to put america first and take politics -- put politics aside. last weekend a bipartisan proposal emerged. which speaker boehner a majority leader reid, senator reid coming to an agreement. but the president of the united states got a hold of senator reid and said, absolutely not. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. dreier: an additional 15 seconds. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. coffman: thank you, madam speaker. the reason why he pulled the agreement was because it didn't have en

mr. gingrich back in the 1990's. and that is always the case when it comes to difficult but important tasks like this. last question. april ryan. >> mr. president, hi. i want to revisit the issue of sacrifice. in 2009, you said that -- expect the worst to come. we have not seen the worst yet. and now with these budget cuts looming, you have minorities, the poor, the elderly, as well as people who are scared of losing jobs fearful. and also, what say you about congressman chaka fattah's bill, the debt free america act? do you support that bill? are you supporting the republican bill that is similar to his, modeled after congressman fattah's bill? >> well, i'm not going to comment on a particular bill right now. let me speak to the broader point that you're asking about, april. this recession has been hard on everybody, but obviously it's harder on folks who've got less. and the thing that i am obsessed with, and have been since i came into office, is all those families out there who are doing the right thing every single day, who are looking after their families, who are just struggling to keep up, and just feel like they're fa

while the ryan budget is not my first choice, it's a dramatic improvement on the path we're currently on. shy shy the high -- mrschumer: the ryan budget is not a step in that direction. the ryan budget, as i understand it, does not do a thing in the first decade to reduce the deficit. it cuts a lot of spending, but it also cuts taxes tanned raises defense spending. mr. vitter: if i may respond through the chair, that is not true. it reduces the deficit. it doesn't balance the budget within the t-pb-year window, which is my strong preference. the toomey budget does do that, but it gets us going in the right direction. it reduces the deficit, and it's a particularly dramatic improvement over anything sponsored by this administration. mr. schumer: i thank my colleague. i would say it's time to walk the walk, not talk the talk. whenever folks refuse to step up to the plate to towelly balance the -- to actually balance the budget -- the last president to do so would be bill clinton -- they start talking about a way distant in the future amendment. this balanced budget they're talking about is not going to solve our

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mr. mcgovern: balanced budget amendment you have, the ryan budget. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. mr. dreier: madam speaker, with that i'm happy to yield 30 seconds to my good friend from colorado. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from colorado is recognized for 30 seconds. >> thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, the president of the united states, barack obama, hasaid to the congress that we need to put america first and get this done. mr. coffman: i agree with that. i agree that we need to put america first and take politics -- put politics aside. last weekend a bipartisan proposal emged. which speaker boehner and majority leader reid, senator reid coming to an agreement. but the president of the united states got a hold of senator reid and said, absolutely not. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. dreier: an additional 15 seconds. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. coffman: thank you, madam speaker. the reason why he pulled the agreement was because it didn't have enou

mr. president, chairman ryan of the house said this about defense: "there are a lot of savings you can get in defense ... there's a lot of waste over there, for sure." and yet when they came with their plan, they continued the path of increasing defense spending year over year without any discipline. this is the plan that they outlined. from $529 billion a year headed for $667 billion a year. and that doesn't count the war funding. mr. president, in our plan, we have done what the fiscal commission called for. we have acheeched the same savings out of -- we have achieved the same savings out of security as the fiscal commission did. $886 billion out of the security function. now, that includes defense. obviously defense is most of security. but in the security category, also falls homeland security, also is included veterans' spending. veterans' spending, by the way, is one place we don't cut a nickel. the veterans deserve to have the promises that we have made to them kept. and under our budget, every dollar that has been promised to veterans will go to them. mr. president, that doesn't m

mr. mcgovern: balanced budget amendment you have, the ryan budget. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. mr. dreier: madam speaker, with that i'm happy to yield 30 seconds to my good friend from colorado. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from colorado is recognized for 30 seconds. >> thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, the president of the united states, barack obama, has said to the congress that we need to put america first and get this done. mr. coffman: i agree with that. i agree that we need to put america first and take politics -- put politics aside. last weekend a bipartisan proposal emerged. which speaker boehner and majority leader reid, senator reid coming to an agreement. but the president of the united states got a hold of senator reid and said, absolutely not. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. dreier: an additional 15 seconds. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. coffman: thank you, madam speaker. the reason why he pulled the agreement was because it didn't have

offered by the congressional progressive caucus can balance our books at least 10 years before the ryan budget. mr. speaker, i encourage my colleagues to stand opposed to republican efforts to perpetuate this default crisis and balance our budget on the backs of seniors and the middle class. it will amount to an unmitigated and unprecedented disaster to not only americans' reputation but to our capital markets, our job-creating businesses and our economic recovery. mr. speaker, i held two town hall meetings this past weekend on saturday. one in the city of engelwood. one in the area of westchester. they made it very, very clear that they want us to increase this debt limit. they want us to get about the business of creating jobs. they want to close tax loopholes for the richest corporations in america that receive tax breaks under the bush administration. they're sick of us paying with this issue. they want us to do the people's business. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expired. pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house

and ryan grim, washington bureau chief from the huffington post. let's start with you mr. grim, no pun intended, but it's a grim night. >> the only thing that happened today is that john boehner livers to fight another day now. this will go to the senate. it will be -- you know, and actually yesterday some house republicans were saying, you know, if the senate is going to try to kill this thing immediately maybe we won't send it to you for while. the senate said we will just print it off the internet, slap it on another bill and reject it. that's how badly we want to vote this sum r sucker down. now a constitutional amendment. are you serious? ? it is going to be hifrtry -- it is already dead. the vote is still going on. it hasn't even been gathered yet. >> i don't understand how he says he -- boehner lived it fight another day. i think this is laughable what they cover up with. >> i can certainly count it as victory with his party among the kaungus, tea party folks and the rest of the republicans who gave this a thumb's up. as ryan said, it will kbo to senate and it has n

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mr. lujan: it leaves the door open to the same damage as the ryan's plan to attack medicare, medicaid and social security while protecting tax breaks for billionaires and corporations. mr. speaker, it's portant that we talk to the american people about this and that we have this conversation. i urge my colleagues to reject the partisan gamesmanship and seek a responsible and balanced solution to this crisis and with that, mr. speaker, i think there's a little bit of time left and yield it back to the minority. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california. mr. dreier: mr. speaker, i'd like to engage in a discussion with my friend just to ask exactly -- i'm sorry -- did the gentleman not yield to me. i'm confused. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california. the gentleman from california controls the time. mr. dreier: ok, thank you very much, mr. speaker. well, at this time i'm happy to yield to the next governor of indiana, the gentleman from columbus, mr. pence. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from indiana is recognized for two minutes. mr. pence: thank you, mr

paul ryan, of course, wrote the republican budget, john coreman is president of the committee who voted to raise the debt ceiling when president bush was in the white house. mr. brooks, this is your party, like it oernt. david and eugene rum, columnist for the post. you and i spoke about this a month ago, you were saying it's irresponsible for the white house to even imply there would be a default or republicans would take it to the edge of default because it was such a sure thing this will be ironed out and the debt ceiling would be raised. are you still a believer in that? >> i am astounded we have come to where we are. we are heading towards a crisis of unimaginable proportions, we didn't believe it would come to that, it couldn't, and the behavior of the republican party through all this has been pretty shocking. that said, it needs to be understood the president's own weakness has invited a lot of this problem. the republican party is a collecttivity, it doesn't have a single decision maker. the white house has unity. his weakness has empowered the most radical people in the republican party, people like john cornen. he has to worry about primary challe